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Jazz Journal
JJ 05/64: Stan Getz – and closing night at the Marquee
Sixty years ago Michael Shera attended the last gig at the Marquee club at 165 Oxford Street and saw why US jazz beat the UK variety
JJ 05/64: The Bird Speaks
Sixty years ago Mark Gardner provided a shrewd 1950 interview with Charlie Parker, apparently never before published
JJ 05/64: In My Opinion – Gus Johnson
Sixty years ago the Kansas City big-band drummer reflected on Jay McShann, Hines, Ellington, Basie and more
Marco Marzola Trio at Spike’s Place, Beckenham
Graham Thomas saw the London-based Italian bassist lead his trio on tunes including Satin Doll, Caravan, Estate and My Little Suede Shoes
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Shirley Smart Trio at the Watermill, Dorking
It was some way from the usual jazz fare, but the audience enjoyed cellist Smart's exotic North African sounds. Report by Graham Thomas
JJ 04/94: Pinski Zoo – De-Icer
Thirty years ago Barry McRae heard in punk-jazz band Pinski Zoo the most positive European manifestation of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time
JJ 04/94: Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis
Thirty years ago Simon Adams enjoyed re-hearing the young trumpeter at a stage before he became entangled in retrospection
JJ 04/84: Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces 1955-1982
Forty years ago Simon Adams delighted in the literary prowess if not judgement that Philip Larkin applied to modern jazz in the Telegraph
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JJ 04/84: Jean-Luc Ponty – Individual Choice
Forty years ago Mark Gilbert was glad of the moments of improvisation in a set dominated by computer sequencing
JJ 04/84: Stan Tracey’s Under Milk Wood at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Forty years ago Simon Adams enjoyed an anniversary reprise of Tracey's 1965 suite, even if the music had bugger all to do with Dylan Thomas
JJ 04/74: John McLaughlin – Between Nothingness And Eternity
Fifty years ago Steve Voce thought the guitarist's latest release an outstanding jazz record despite its rock content
JJ 04/74: Mike Westbrook – Live
Fifty years ago Steve Voce was impressed by Westbrook's new, bluesy direction and George Khan's 'electric saxophone'
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